Pen-point releaser.



J. B. SILLS & C. N. JAGER.

PEN POINT RELEASER.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 8, 1911.

1,044,585. Patented Nov. 19, 1912.

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JOSEPH B. SILLS AND CHARLES N. JAGER, OF RASPEBURG, MARYLAND.

PEN-POINT RELEASER.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we Josnrn: B. SILLs and CHAnLns N. JAonn, citizens ofthe United States, residing at Raspeburg, in the county of Baltimore andState of Maryland, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inPen-Point Releasers, of which the following is a specification,reference being had therein to the accompanying drawing.

This invention relates to pen holders of the type in which the pen pointmay be released from the pen holder without it being necessary to touchthe pen point with the fingers.

The principal object of this invention is to provide a novel type of pengrlpping means which is slidably mounted in the handle, and is providedwith a spring head which grips the pen point and holds the locking meansin a locked position. This comprises in brief a sleeve which has a penreceiving jaw at its outer end and a grlpping member which is formedfrom a length of spring metal wire and which passes through the sleeveand has its outer end bent to form a head which grips the pen point. Theopposite end of the wire is positioned in a groove and is bent outwardlyso that the pen point may be released from the gripping means by drawingthe gripping means into the sleeve out of engagement with the point.

This invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, whereinFigure 1 is a perspective view of the pen holder. Fig. 2 is a bottomplan view of the pen holder. Fig. 3 is a longitudinal sectional viewthrough the pen holder and pen. Fig. l is a sectional view on the lineet-4t of Fig. 2. Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the pen gripping means.Fig. 6 is a view of the blank from which the sleeve and pen receivingjaw is made.

Referring to the accompanying drawings by numerals it will be seen thatthis invention comprises a handle 10 which is provided with alongitudinally extending groove 11 adjacent one end and with a socket 12adjacent the groove 11. The blank shown in Fig. 6 has one end portionSpecification of Letters Patent.

Application filed November 8, 1911.

Patented Nov. 19, 1912. Serial No. 659,209.

13 rolled to form the sleeve 1 1- and the opposite end portion 15 formedinto the pen receiving socket, the side portions of the end 15 formingthe jaws 16 which assist in holding the pen in place. The sleeve ismounted upon the handle 10 and has one portion 17 fitting into thesocket 12 so that the sleeve will be attached to the handle, and thusprevented from slipping ofl. A length of spring-metal wire 18 passesthrough the sleeve into the groove 11 and has one end portion 19 bentoutwardly to form means for operating the device. The opposite endportion is bent to form the substantially rectangular head 20 which isslightly wider at its inner end than at its outer end. This head isadapted to fit beneath the side ears 16 so that the pen point will begripped as shown in Fig. 4. It should also be noted that when the headis inserted beneath the ears that it is compressed slightly as shown inFig. 2, and indicated by the dotted lines in Fig. 5, thus causing thelocking means to be held in a locked position by frictional engagementwith the pen and side cars 16.

When using this device, the lockingmeans is moved beneath the ears andthe pen is then inserted in the socket between the looking means, andthe upper wall of the socket as shown in Fig. 4. When it is desired torelease the pen point, the end 19 is drawn rearwardly so that the head20 will be drawn from the socket into the sleeve 14. This releases thepen point, and it can then be shaken from the socket without it beingnecessary to touch the pen point. It should be noted that due to theresiliency of the head 20 that the pen is very securely held in thesocket, and the locking means is prevented from being accident-allyreleased as the head is tightly gripped between the pen point and theside ears 16.

What is claimed is A pen holder comprising a handle provided with alongitudinally extending groove, a sleeve mounted upon said handle, ahousing formed at the outer end of said sleeve, and a rod passingthrough said housing into said groove, one end of said rod being bentout of said groove to form an In testimony whereof We hereunto afliXoperating handle, and the opposite end porour signatures in presence oftwo Witnesses.

tion of said rod being bent to form resilient JOSEPH B. SILLS. armsextending substantially parallel and CHARLES N. JAGER. expanding in saidhousing to grip the sides Y Vitnesses: V

of a pen to prevent the Wabbling of the JOHN HOFFMAN CROWLEY,

pen in said housing. CASPER J. JAGER.

Gop'ies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, byaddressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. G.

